Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake) (standard Lakota spelling), also known as Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Lakota Hunkpapa leader who led his people as chief during the years of resistance against the United States government. Born near the Grand River in the Dakota Territory, he was killed by Native American police agents in the Standing Rock Reservation in an attempt to capture him and prevent him from supporting the Ghost Dance movement. He is believed to have commanded the Battle of Little Bighorn. In this battle, the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, comprising 700 men commanded by General George Armstrong Custer, was defeated. Five battalions of the regiment were annihilated.